Sets or retrieves the language in which the current script is written.

Syntax

HTML	<ELEMENT LANGUAGE = sLanguage... >
Scripting	object.language [ = sLanguage ]

Possible Values

sLanguage

String that specifies or receives one of the following values. JScript Language is Microsoft® JScript®. javascript Script is JavaScript. vbs Language is Microsoft Visual Basic® Scripting Edition (VBScript). vbscript Script is VBScript. XML Script is Extensible Markup Language (XML). language Browser-supported language.

The property is read/write. The property has no default value.

Expressions can be used in place of the preceding value(s), as of Microsoft® Internet Explorer 5. For more information, see About Dynamic Properties.

Remarks

The language property can refer to any scripting language. Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 ships with scripting engines for JScript and VBScript.

In Internet Explorer, the default scripting engine is JScript.

In Internet Explorer 5, the LANGUAGE attribute of the script element can be set to XML.

Standards Information

This property is deprecated in HTML .

Applies To

A, ACRONYM, ADDRESS, APPLET, AREA, B, BDO, BIG, BLOCKQUOTE, BODY, BUTTON, CAPTION, CENTER, CITE, CODE, CUSTOM, DD, DEL, DFN, DIR, DIV, DL, DT, EM, EMBED, FIELDSET, FONT, FORM, FRAME, FRAMESET, hn, HR, I, IFRAME, IMG, INPUT type=button, INPUT type=checkbox, INPUT type=file, INPUT type=hidden, INPUT type=image, INPUT type=password, INPUT type=radio, INPUT type=reset, INPUT type=submit, INPUT type=text, INS, ISINDEX, KBD, LABEL, LEGEND, LI, LISTING, MAP, MARQUEE, nextID, NOBR, OBJECT, OL, OPTION, P, PLAINTEXT, PRE, Q, RT, RUBY, S, SAMP, SCRIPT, SELECT, SMALL, SPAN, STRIKE, STRONG, SUB, SUP, TABLE, TBODY, TD, TEXTAREA, TFOOT, TH, THEAD, TR, TT, U, UL, VAR, XMP